Sweet Potato Crop Diversification Project

Our ministry's crop diversification and famine relief program is under way!  Today, fifty-five  registrants were attentive and engaged for the entire three hour session on growing sweet potatoes, and many of them asked very good questions. 

In addition to giving our friends in the village the practical "how to" of sweet potato farming, our expert from the Malawi agriculture department did an excellent job of raising  the villagers sights above survival to believe that if they apply themselves and farm their sweet potatoes diligently, they can not only have enough to eat, but they can have surplus to sell. 

He explained, "That means you will be able to invest and have a business. You can have a better house and eat better food, and you will be able to pay your children's school fees."  Then he gave his testimony how he was orphaned and grew up poor in a village. Someone took an interest in helping him.  Now he is able to train many people to be successful farmers." At the end of today's session, each person was given a coupon that will entitle them to receive sweet potatoes shoots, enough to plant about 1/4 acre.  

 It is through the generosity of Christian friends who have donated toward this project, these farmers who lost nearly all of their maize crop to drought this year are being given a second chance.  These classes, with about 200 people, will continue tomorrow in two more villages.  

As you are able, please give to help us complete this project.  Your donation will enable us to purchase and distribute sweet potato plantings to give each farmer 1/4 acre of a staple crop, sweet potatoes. It will provide enough vegetable seed to each farmer to have a garden.  This is a brand new start. 

Your gifts will also enable us to give each household bags of staple foods for emergency relief that will fill the gap between now and harvest. Some donations for this project have come in, but we still need your help to bring this project successfully to completion.  

Sure Foundation is a 501(c)(3) US registered non-profit, and all of your donations are 100% tax deductible.  $20 will provide all of these relief measures to one farmer.  

Please give generously online at www.surefoundationministry.com 

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Sure Foundation Ministry

PO Box 30332

Winston Salem, NC 27130

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Sure Foundation Ministry

PO Box 30332

Winston-Salem, NC  27130

Our work in Malawi is Gospel-centered. Our work includes weekly Bible studies, developing church leaders, training interns, agricultural training, community development projects, preschool nutrition programs, preschool teacher development, children’s ministry, and primary tutoring programs. From time to time, we conduct medical interventions, clothing and food distribution, bring in medical, evangelistic and community development teams to assist us with our work, and Dignity programs for girls. We are now developing an outreach program to minister to the needs of new mothers.